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I think it shows great restraint - the headline for an article like this if it was someones blog would be "Why Microsoft is dead" or "how Apple won the windows

• iuybuyvvyu 17y ago
  Microsoft will still make more money from Windows7 than Apple makes form selling computers. They made more from Vista than Apple makes. There is a big difference between 'fails with the HN/Slashdot crowd' and fails to make money.
  • prewett 17y ago
    "Microsoft will still make more money from Windows7 than Apple makes form selling computers. They made more from Vista than Apple makes." Probably true, but it may be closer than you think. According to Yahoo, AAPL had $4.8 billion in profit. According to MSFT's annual report, Windows profit was $10 billion. Some of that is XP sales, so lets say $8 billion for Vista. It took Microsoft 5 years to make Vista, and Apple easily cranks out new versions on gorgeous hardware and makes 50% of Vista's profit. Plus, the Windows sales derivative is flat to negative, while Apple's is steeply positive. Microsoft may be making tons of money, but from a business perspective, Apple is a better business.
    • iuybuyvvyu 17y ago
      Always tricky to get real figures, a lot of Apple's revenue comes from iphone/itunes and the details of the deals aren't public. MS also has a lot of income from licenses/service/support it would still make money for years if it fired all it's devs tomorrow. The point was that hype aside, an MS 'flop' still makes more money than you can imagine.
• redcap 17y ago
  I wouldn't call it restraint - calling it war is still hyperbole. Of course, Apple has really always been at odds with the PC industry, so making a play around the 7 release date comes as no surprise given that Vista tanked.